1994 Geo Prizm complaints

BE ADVISED THAT THIS IS A FATALITY. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE HAD VEERED INTO HER AND SHE RAN INTO THE GUARDRAIL. UPON IMPACT, PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND KILLED HER INSTANTLY. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A INTERSECTIONAL CRASH, VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THIS HAPPENED WILL TRAVELING ABOUT 45 OR 50 MPH. NOT SURE IF VEHICLE WILL BE TOTALLED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

TWO TIRES NEEDED REPLACING. YH

LEFT/REAR SEAT BELT IS INOPERATIVE-WILL NOT RETRACT OR PULL OUT. DEALER REPLACED SEAT BELT AND RETRACTOR. *AK

SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL CAUSED VEHICLE TO VEER OFF ROAD ROLLOVER SEVERAL TIMES, GREATEST IMPACT TO THE ROOF,NEITHER DRIVER WHO HAD ON SHOULDER STRAP NOR DOG WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. *ET

TURN SIGNALS ARE FAILING TO WORK. ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER.

CAR WAS PARKED IN GARAGE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER BEING PARKED FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES. IT HAD BEEN RUNNING FINE. IF WE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL IT OUT OF THE GARAGE WITH MY HUSBAND'S TRUCK, THE HOUSE WOULD HAVE BURNT AS WELL. WE ARE NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE, BUT FLAMES WERE COMING UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND THE HOOD WAS BUCKLING BECAUSE IT WAS SO HOT. IT WAS VERY SCARY!

EXHAUST VALVE IS EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF COMPRESSION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL WHEN COMING TO STOP. *AK

SOMETHING INSIDE OF THE LATCHES ON THE 2 REAR DOORS PREVENTS DOORS FROM BEING COMPLETELY SHUT. DEALER HAS TO REPLACE THE LATCHES ON THE DOOR. *AK

HELLO, LET ME START BY TELLING U WHO I AM MY NAME IS [XXX] I LIVE IN [XXX]. MY VEHICLE WAS JUST INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY 395 AND MY BRAKES LOCKED UP ON ME FOR NO REASON. THE STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND EVENTUALLY CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS IT WAS BROUGHT USED FROM A DEALERSHIP IN WOODBRIDGE, VA. THE DEALERSHIP NAME IS EASTERN OF WOODBRIDGE. THIS CAR HAD A SOME MECHANICAL DEFECTS WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THAT I WAS NOT AWARE UNTIL AFTER I SIGNED THE PAPER. BUT EVEN BEFORE I SIGNED THE PAPER I DID NOTICE SOME THINGS LIKE THE TIRES WERE BALD AND THE CAR HAD BEEN IN ACCIDENT. I INFORMED THEM OF SOME OF THE DEFECTS AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX THEM. I HAVE A PAPER STATING THAT THE CAR HAD PASSED INSPECTION BUT I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. LIKE I SAID THE CAR HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE ALIGNMENT ON THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY BAD AND IF I DROVE CAR OVER 45 MILES THE CAR SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. I STILL HAVE A CAR NOTE ON THE VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH THE HAS BEEN PRONOUNCED TOTAL. GETTING BACK TO WHAT I WRITING FOR, THE CAR WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE BRAKES JUST LOCKED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. SO I PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND WAS WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK, WHEN A VEHICLE CAME BY AND WENT ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SLAM RIGHT INTO MY CAR. THE PERSON THAT WAS DRIVING MY CAR WAS SERIOUSLY AND PUT INTO THE HOSPITAL AND IS NO

THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING FELL OFF EVERY TIME VEHICLE WAS GOING OVER A BUMP WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL. IT WAS A DESIGN DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I AM VERY DISAPOINTED WITH GM. THEY HAVE COMPLETELY IGNORED ME IN THIS MATTER. I WILL BE SENDING YU A COPY OF A COMPLAINT LETTER SENT TO GM

DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO DOOR WHILE OPERATING THE WINDOW WHILE DRIVING. WINDOW WOULD NOT STAY UP. DEALER REPLACED POWER WINDOW REGULATOR. ON 08/16/99 PASSANGER SIDE WINDOW MADE LOUD POPING NOISE AND WINDOW FELL INTO DOOR AND DOES NOT WORK.

POWER LOCK ON RIGHT REAR DOOR STOPPED WORKING. MOLDING CAME OFF ON RIGHT REAR WINDOW. HEATER KNOB AND RADIO VOLUME KNOB BROKE OFF IN 10 DEGREE F. WEATHER.

INTERNAL COMPONENT OF SEAT FAILS TO SUPPORT DRIVER'S SEATBACK. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

CONSUMERS DAUGHTER-IN-LAW WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BROKE COMPLETLEY OFF, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL/CRASH. ALSO, VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT GMC NEVER SENT ANYONE TO INVESTIGATE WHY THE WHEEL FELL OFF, ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

FALSE AND VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG CAUSED INJURY TO DRIVER (DISLOCATED JAW, EYE INFECTION FROM CHEMICALS, HEARING CHANGE IN LEFT EAR, CUTS AND ABRASIONS TO LEFT SIDE OF FACE AND NECK/SHOULDER/CHEST INJURY). NLM

CONSUMER WAS GETING ON THE HIGHWAY AND DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

I HAVE BEEN CALLING ALL OVER THE PLACE TO TRY AND GET HELP FOR MY AIRBAGS TO GET REPLACED. SO FAR I HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANYWHERE. THE VEHICLE RUNS FINE, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A PREVIOUS RECALL ON THE AIRBAG SENSORS. NOBODY WAS REALLY INJURED, BUT IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR, ENDANGERING THE LIFE OF MY PASSENGER AND MYSELF. ALSO, WHEN THE AIRBAGS BLEW, I GOT BURNS ON MY HAND AND MY FACE AND SPRAINED MY RIGHT HAND. DUE TO THIS INCIDENT, I AM ALSO HAVING NIGHTMARES ABOUT THE AIRBAG EXPLODING IN MY FACE, AND AM VERY EDGY ABOUT BEING IN VEHICLES. IF YOU COULD SEND ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AS TO WHAT TO DO, I WOULD BE VERY GRACIOUS SEEMING THAT NOBODY ELSE HAS BEEN ABLE TO. *AK

ON 3/25/99 AT 8:50 A.M. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN I SMELLED A HOT SMELL, STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT, LOOKED AROUND TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF THE HOT SMELL, AND HAD THE DRIVER SIDE BAG DEPLOY IN MY FACE. A GAS STATION ATTENDANT RAN OUT INTO THE STREET AND HELPED ME OUT OF THE CAR. AFTER I WAS OUT OF THE CAR, THE PASSENGER SIDE BAG DEPLOYED. MULTIPLE SPRAINS AND ABRASIONS TO MYSELF. *AK

SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK. PRIOR BELT SIEZED-LOCKING IN EXTENDED POSITION. *AK

SEAT BELT DESIGN MAKES PROPER CHILD SEAT INSTALLATION IMPOSSIBLE, AS VERIFIED BY SEVERAL POLICE OFFICERS, MECHANICS, ETC, USING SEVERAL DIFFERENT CHILD SEATS. THE STRAP ON THE FEMALE BUCKLE IS TOO LONG, AND THE BUCKLE IS TOO LARGE, INTERFERING WITH PROPER CHILD SEAT INSTALLATION.

NO SUMMARY

WHILE TRAVELING AIR BAG DEPOYED WITHOUT INDICATIONS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

LARGE CLAMP NOT FASTENED PROPERLY FROM FACTORY CAUSING CV BOOT TO LEAK GREASE.

IN AUGUST,1998 THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW MECHANISM FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AND IN NOVEMBER THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW FAILED THE SAME WAY. ALSO THE BACK LEFT WINDOW WON'T GO DOWN ALL THE WAY AND IS PROBABLY READY TO GO TOO. THE PARTS FOR EACH REPLACEMENT ARE OVER $300.00. IT SEEMS FAULTY TO ME SINCE THE CAR IS ALWAYS PARKED IN THE GARAGE WHEN NOT IN USE AND HAS VERY LOW MILEAGE.

TURN SIGNAL PREMATURELY DISENGAGES BEFORE CONSUMER COMPLETES THE TURN . DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO ACCEPT THIS CONDITION AS A PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS,THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT FOR NO REASON. HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. HAD COIL/CARBURATOR & STARTER REPLACED. *AK

DURING COLLISION NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, CAUSING CONSUMER TO CRASH INTO CENTER DIVIDER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO AVOID AN CRASH CAUSING THE OWNER TO REAR-END ANOTHER VEHICLE AND TOTAL HIS VEHICLE.

AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE FAILED AND THE WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON. THE MODULE WAS RECALLED IN 1996 DUE TO LEAKAGE.

ACTUATOR CABLE ON FRONT LEFT POWER WINDOW BROKE, AND WINDOW WAS STUCK DOWN. VEHICLE THEREFORE COULD NOT BE LOCKED, AND HENCE COULD NOT BE USED FOR 2 WEEKS (THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TOOK FOR THE DEALER TO ACCEPT THE CAR FOR REPAIR). THE DEALER'S MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO TELL ME THE MODEL YEAR OF THE CAR AND THE CAUSE OF THE INOPERATIVE WINDOW BEFORE HE EVEN SAW THE CAR, BECAUSE, AS HE SAID, THERE WAS A LARGE NUMBER OF SUCH FAILURES ON THAT MODEL AND YEAR OF THE CAR. COST OF REPAIR APPROX $500.

DEFECT IN FRONT SHOULDER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT PROPERLY RETRACT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF PROTECTION, AND EXTRA PORTION THAT DID NOT RETRACT WILL ALSO GET CAUGHT IN DOOR, NOT ALLOWING THE DOOR TO SHUT PROPERLY. *AK

RECALL ON CENTER CONSOLE, HOWEVER RECALL WORK WAS REJECTED DUE TO VIN.

BOLTS NOT ATTACHED TO SEAT BELT ANCHORS.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT AT 34 MPH, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAG. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

ABS BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

SEAT BELT BUCKLE CRACKED WHILE ATTACHING CHILD SAFETY SEAT.

UNSPECIFIED.

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION RESULTED IN BURNS TO DRIVER.

POWER BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY FAILED, CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE.

TURN SIGNAL WORKING IMPROPERLY, FLASHING RAPIDLY WHEN ENGAGED. DURING NORMAL DRIVING IT WOULD ALTERNATE BETWEEN THE RAPID FLASHING AND NORMAL FLASHING. RADIO WOULD COME ON AT TIMES WHILE TURN SIGNAL WAS IN USE.

UPON MAKING A STOP THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE. CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG BURNED PARTS OF HER NECK/ARMS AND FACE. CONSUMER HAD WORK CORRECTED UNDER RECALL # 96V107000 DUE TO INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP AT AN UNDETERMINED RATE OF SPEED THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE PARKED THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON, CAUSING AN INJURY. *AK

UPON REAR IMPACT, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FELL BACKWARDS INTO THE REAR SEAT. *AK

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT, ALSO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING INJURY TO EYES/NOSE.

DRIVING ALONG APPROXIMATELY 40MPH AND THE BRAKE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING THEN THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. APPLIED HER FOOT TO THE BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK, VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE BACK OF A PICKUP, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK